Re: Computer won't restart after installing SP2

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From: Taurarian (taurarianREMOVECAPS_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/09/05 

Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 07:29:22 +1100

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875350
How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875355&product=windowsxpsp2
How to use the Automatic Recovery feature to recover your computer if the Windows XP
Service Pack 2 Setup program is not completed successfully

http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#Boot_or_shutdown_problems_after_Service_Pack_2_installation
Boot or shutdown problems after Service Pack 2 installation

and/or

This article describes how to resolve an issue where your computer stops responding
(hangs) when you restart to complete the installation of Microsoft Windows XP Service
Pack 2 or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005. This issue occurs on a limited number of
systems that use a version of basic input/output system (BIOS) that does not have
production support for Intel Pentium 4 and Intel Celeron D processors based on the
Prescott C-0 stepping
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885626
Your computer stops responding when you restart to complete the installation of
Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005

Download for the fix is available here (install it before you install SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9b99c199-5d75-454f-ae07-b620727be8d8&DisplayLang=en

Service Pack 2 information
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

Application Compatibility Testing and Mitigation Guide for Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9300becf-2dee-4772-add9-ad0eaf89c4a7&DisplayLang=en

How to successfully install Windows XP Service Pack 2.
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm

Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=windowsxpsp2

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/sp2_whattoknow.mspx
What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2

"yoryora" <yoryora@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:29BD2D51-FE53-4EB6-A81B-3061FABCBA54@microsoft.com...
> Hi, after installing Windows Update SP2 and try to restart I got a black
> screen with the msg that "...Windows did not start succesfully . A recent
> hardware or software change might have caused this". It gives me the options
> of starting in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking and 3 other more. I
> tried them all and none worked. When it's trying to boot up I get a screen
> with a msg, but it only last half a second. After restarting it a zillion
> times and reading a word at a time the msg was somethng like this:
> "Inconsistency detected in the bus driver structure. If this is the first
> time you've seen this stop error restart your computer (hey that's what I've
> been doing). If this screen appears again follow this steps. If this is a
> new installation ask your hardware o software manufacturer for any updates
> you might need (and update is what I'm installing !). If problem continue
> disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software (how do I do that
> if I can't get it started?) Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or
> shadowing. If you need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components
> restart and select ..." Any suggestions besides reinstalling from the
> restore CD?
> --
> Gloria

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